NEW YORK – Michael Douglas’s son travelled coast to coast dealing large quantities of methamphetamine, a criminal complaint claims.
The complaint, in federal court in Manhattan, made public on Thursday night, says Cameron Douglas was paid tens of thousands of dollars trafficking the drug – referred to in transactions by the codewords “pastry” or “bath salts” – since 2006.
Cash and drugs were routinely exchanged through shippers such as FedEx, the court papers said.
Thirty-year-old Douglas was arrested on July 28th at the Hotel Gansevoort in Manhattan.
The complaint, drawn up by a Drug Enforcement Administration agent, details allegations based on information provided by three unnamed crystal meth users and dealers. The users have pleaded guilty and agreed to co-operate with the investigation.
The complaint said that in one deal in 2006, a co-operator shipped cash under a fake name to Douglas at a California hotel. A few days later, it said, Douglas delivered a pound of methamphetamine to the informant at a Manhattan hotel.
In 2007, according to another informant, Douglas was paid $48,000 dollars at a Manhattan apartment. The informant later received a pound of crystal meth through FedEx from Santa Barbara, California, the complaint said. – (AP)